Appendix C

Wireless LAN

This appendix is intended to help you get your Wireless LAN network up and running, with a minimum of parameters.

Card Specifications

Form Factor

PCI Express Mini Card

 

 

Compatibility

■ IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LANs

■ Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) certified by the

 

 

Wi-Fi Alliance. The ‘Wi-Fi CERTIFIED’

 

logo is a certification mark of the Wi-Fi

 

Alliance.

 

 

Network Operating

■ Microsoft Windows® Networking

System

 

Media Access Protocol Data Rate

■CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with Acknowledgment (ACK)

■Theoretical maximum speed: 54Mbps (IEEE802.11a, 802.11g)

■Theoretical maximum speed: 11Mbps (IEEE802.11b)

*The Transmit Rate (at X Mbit/s) is the theoretical maximum speed under the IEEE802.11 (a/b/g) standard. The actual transmission speed will be lower than the theoretical maximum speed.

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